Linux Bash Commands 2 Flashcards
1
Q
mkdir
A
create new folder(s)
2
Q
mkfifo
A
make fifos (named pipes)
3
Q
mkisofs
A
create a hybrid ISO9660/JOLIET/HFS filesystem
4
Q
mknod
A
make block or character special files
5
Q
more
A
display output one screen at a time
6
Q
mount
A
mount a file system
7
Q
mtools
A
manipulate ms-dos files
8
Q
mtr
A
network diagnostics (traceroute/ping)
9
Q
mv
A
move or rename files or directories
10
Q
mmv
A
mass move and rename file(s)
11
Q
netstat
A
networking information
12
Q
nice
A
set the priority of a command or job
13
Q
nl
A
number of lines and write files
14
Q
nohup
A
run a command immune to hangups
15
Q
notify-send
A
send desktop notifications
16
Q
nslookup
A
query internet name servers interactively
17
Q
open
A
open a file in its default application
18
Q
op
A
operator access
19
Q
passwd
A
modify a user password
20
Q
paste
A
merge lines of files
21
Q
pathchk
A
check file name portability
22
Q
ping
A
test a network connection
23
Q
pkill
A
stop processes from running
24
Q
popd
A
restores the previous value of the current directory
25
pr
prepare files for printing
26
printcap
printer capability database
27
printenv
print environment variables
28
printf
format and print data
29
ps
process status
30
pushd
save and then change the current directory
31
pxd
print working directory
32
quota
display disk usage and limits
33
quotacheck
scan a file system for disk usage
34
quotactl
set disk quotas
35
ram
ram disk device
36
rcp
copy files between two machines
37
read
read a line from standard input
38
readarray
read from stdin into an array variable
39
readonly
mark variables/functions as read only
40
reboot
reboot the system
41
rename
rename files
42
renice
alter priority of running processes
43
remsync
synchronize remote files via email
44
return
exit a shell function
45
rev
reverse lines of a file
46
rm
remove files
47
rmdir
remove folder(s)
48
rsync
remote file copy (Synchronize files trees)
49
screen
multiplex terminal, run remote shells via ssh
50
scp
secure copy (remote file copy)
51
sdiff
merge two file interactively
52
sed
stream editor
53
select
accept keyboard input
54
seq
print numeric sequences
55
set
manipulate shell variables and functions
56
sftp
secure file transfer protocols
57
shift
shift positional parameters
58
shopt
shell options
59
shutdown
shutdown or restart linux
60
sleep
delay for a specified time
61
slocate
find files
62
sort
sort text files
63
source
run commands from a file
64
split
split a file into fixed-size pieces
65
ssh
secure shell client (remote login program)
66
strace
trace system calls and signals
67
su
substitute user identity
68
sudo
execute a command as another user
69
su,
print a checksum for a file
70
suspend
suspend execution of this shell
71
symlink
make a new name for a file
72
sync
synchronize data on disk with memory
73
tail
output the last part of a file(s)
74
tar
tape archiver
75
tee
redirect output to multiple files
76
test
evaluate a conditional expression
77
time
measure program running time
78
times
user and system times
79
touch
change file timestamps
80
top
list processes running on the system
81
traceroute
trace route to host
82
trap
run a command when a signal is set (bourne)
83
tr
translate, squeeze, and/or delete character
84
TRUE
do nothing, successfully
85
tsort
topological sort
86
tty
print filename of terminal on stdin
87
type
describe a command
88
ulimit
limit user resources
89
umask
users file creation mask
90
umount
unmount a device
91
unalias
remove an alias
92
uname
print system information
93
unexpand
convert spaces to tabs
94
uniq
uniquify files
95
units
convert units from one scale to another
96
unset
remove variable or function names
97
unshar
unpack shell archive scripts
98
until
execute commands (until error)
99
useradd
create new user account
100
usermod
modify user account
101
users
list users currently logged in
102
uuencode
encode binary file
103
uudecode
decode a file created by uuencode
104
v
verbosely list directory contents (ls -l -b)
105
vdir
verbosely list directory contents (ls -l -b)
106
vi
text editor
107
vmstat
report virtual memory statistics
108
watch
execute/display a program periodically
109
wc
print byte, word, and line counts
110
whereis
search the user's $path, man pages and source files for a program
111
which
search user's $path for a program file
112
while
execute commands
113
who
print all usernames currently logged in
114
whoami
print the current user id and name (id -un)
115
wget
retrieve web pages or files via http, https or ftp
116
write
send a message to another user
117
xargs
execute utility, passing constructed argument list(s)
118
xdg-open
open a file or URL in the user's preferred application
119
.
run a command script in the current shell
120
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